Elaboration and Application of an interactive dictionary called “SLANGUAGE” with a full range of informal expressions to boost the interaction and the sociolinguistic comprehension of the English language aimed at the sixth level students in the Language Center, Faculty of Education, Humanities and Technologies at UNACH, located in Riobamba city, term 2014-2015.
In the process of teaching English to speakers of a second language, it can be noticed how the use of different registers, dialects and other sociolinguistic variations like slang words cause serious misunderstandings in students and non-students when they interact among each other. On this score, t...
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| Tipo de documento: | dissertação |
| Estado: | Versão publicada |
| Data de publicação: | 2016 |
| País: | Ecuador |
| Recursos: | Universidad Nacional de Chimborazo |
| Repositório: | Repositorio Universidad Nacional de Chimborazo |
| Idioma: | espanhol |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:localhost:51000/2748 |
| Acesso em linha: | http://dspace.unach.edu.ec/handle/51000/2748 |
| Access Level: | Acceso aberto |
| Palavra-chave: | Diccionario Interactivo Sociolingüística Jerga Interacción |
| Resumo: | In the process of teaching English to speakers of a second language, it can be noticed how the use of different registers, dialects and other sociolinguistic variations like slang words cause serious misunderstandings in students and non-students when they interact among each other. On this score, the Elaboration and Application of an interactive dictionary called “Slanguage” which basically means “Street Language” was aimed to familiarize 30 students enrolled in level 6 in the Language Centre, Faculty of Education at UNACH with the language that native speakers of English commonly use in informal situations in such a way that interaction and comprehension take place. In this study, both qualitative and quantitative methodologies were applied. The information was obtained via an observation checklist that was applied to the population sample. The application of “Slanguage” showed that learners acquired a basic knowledge of American slang. Finally, this research highlights the importance of presenting second language students with casual and academic slang as it plays an important role at any language. |
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